Lila Perl, the daughter of Russian immigrants fleeing anti-Semitism, published over sixty volumes of fiction and nonfiction for young readers during her long and distinguished career. In addition to the beloved Fat Glenda series, Perl twice received American Library Association Notable awards for nonfiction and was a recipient of the Sydney Taylor Award for Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story. She died in 2013 at the age of ninety-two. Isabel's War and its completed sequel, Lilli's Quest, were her final works.
| Born | 23 May 1921 |
| Died | 4 December 2013 |
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| Born | 23 May 1921 |
| Died | 4 December 2013 |
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Juvenile literature, Fiction, History, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, World War, 1939-1945, Africa, history, American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking, Food, Girls, fiction, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Jews, Social life and customs, Weight control, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, American Cookery, Bilingual, Biography, Birthdays, Birthdays, juvenile literature, Children: Grades 4-6, China, Concentration campsPlaces
United States, America, China, Egypt, América, Bronx (New York, N.Y.), Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Ghana, Guatemala, Kenya, Mexico, Naples (Italy), New York, New York (State), Puerto Rico, Tanzania, Uganda, West AfricaID Numbers
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| January 22, 2021 | Edited by CricketNoises | Added bio from back of book and birth/death dates |
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